Abstract
The author first describes the present status and problems of industrial development and industrial location in whole Japan, and then refers to the grade of industrial development in Hokuriku District (Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui Pref.), with special interest in the trends in the aluminum industrial complex (electrochemical and mechanical industries), and the petrochemical industrial complex (petrochemical and textile industries) together with their relations with those in Tokai and Kinki Districts.
